Chapter 2240: Head-to-head three

"That's the end of the Sovereign?!" Lieutenant General Bernie on the battleship Vengeance stared at the Sovereign which was blown to pieces in the distance, and said in despair. He didn't believe his eyes a bit! Is the battleship with the best defense and the most firepower in the British fleet just like that? ! Is this incredible? How did the Germans do it? How did they pierce the side armor of the Vengeance with one shot at a distance of 15 kilometers, and at the same time pierce the vault and the adjacent wall of the ammunition warehouse?

　　 Can the Germans forcefully eat all the Vengeance defenses at a distance of 15 kilometers when the heading angle differs by 20 degrees? Obviously impossible! What really caused the death of the Sovereign was a bomb in the water. Let's go back a few minutes ago!

　　 When Thomas Fleet once again used its position and number advantages to suppress the German Fourth Battleship Squadron, the Bavarians have entered the battlefield! In addition to avoiding the attack of Thomas Fleet, the evasion of the Fourth Battleship Squadron was also to make way for the Bavarians behind! Fighting the Thomas Fleet was not good enough, so before the two sides met, the German fleet decisively poured most of its firepower on the Vengeance Class!

　　 And a 15-inch shell fired from Württemberg completed the first kill of the German fleet against the Vengeance-class battleship! Ruprecht's efforts to optimize the trajectory of the shells in the water were not in vain, but this time it finally paid off! This cannonball entered the water at a distance of 15 meters from the hull of the Sovereign. If it was a normal cannonball, it had sunk to the bottom of the sea or deviated from the course before hitting the Vengeance. However, the cannonball was still straight after removing the hood. Shot at a British battleship in the distance!

　　 This shell finally penetrated into the hull under the armor belt of the Sovereign! Easily tore open the hull, and then the empty warehouse and the next wall of the tank. This shell penetrated the Sovereign’s 4m underwater protection system, and finally hit the Sovereign’s reinforced 60MM ammunition armor belt. ! Even though it has reached the end of the crossbow, this 15-inch armor-piercing projectile still opened a hole in the armor of the ammunition storehouse like a hot knife slicing butter, and then slammed into the propelling storehouse in the lower part of the ammunition storehouse!

　　 hitting the ammunition depot may not necessarily die. After all, the ammunition depot is not necessarily filled with cannonballs, and if the temperature is just too high, there is still hope for survival with water injection, but this cannonball hit the propellant depot! In the British propellant arsenal, you don't want the Germans to add a metal sleeve to the outside of the silk-made propellant bag. Hundreds of tons of propellant are directly ignited by flying shrapnel! Therefore, at the moment of the hit, the fate of the Sovereign has been locked, and the life of this warship can only be calculated in seconds!

"The Sovereign sank very suddenly. The German Bavarian-class battleship was just put into battle. Although we realized that we would be at a disadvantage, we never expected the situation to be so bad! The explosion occurred from the lower part of the Sovereign 3 turret. I At that time, on the Royal Oak, the scene on the Sovereign could be clearly seen. In an instant, the lower part of the hull of the Sovereign emitted a dazzling light! It was as dazzling as a sun! The speed of the explosion exceeded the reaction time of human beings. Then, This dazzling ball of light rises from the water! Like a long sword cut from the bottom up, cut the entire battleship from the position of the No. 3 turret into two ends!"

"But it's not over yet, this ball of light expanded rapidly! It was blown to pieces directly where it passed! Pieces of cabins and hull were swallowed directly! The entire battleship fell off the hull in pieces like dead wood! A few seconds! After planting, perhaps ten seconds later, a typhoon-like shock wave with a large number of debris swept across the sea! Even though we and the Sovereign were more than 700 meters together, it was still affected! The debris hit the hull of the ship and sent a horrible sound We had to evade the sound of metal collisions! Then, the remaining fragments of Sovereign began to sink to the bottom of the sea quickly. And a huge flame went straight into the sky! In the end, no one survived on this battleship!" On the Royal Oak A British officer in, recorded the final moments of the Sovereign after the war!

"It's over, we are determined to lose! Our most powerful battleship is made of paper in front of the Germans! We can't win!" On the Vengeance, a British officer looked desperately at the place where the Sovereign disappeared and exploded. Two minutes have passed, and there are still debris falling from the sky with sparks, one after another, scattered on the sea! This officer was a little crazy. He shouted aimlessly and danced to release the fear and worry in his heart. In the distance, 12 Bavarian-class battleships are entering the battlefield! Even though the Thomas Fleet and the British First Battleship Squadron are there, the Germans are not afraid! The British themselves don't have much confidence here!

　　 "Come on, take this gentleman out of the control tower! We don't need cowards here!" Admiral Jericho, who had already arrived in the Vengeance tower, said loudly!

"Gentlemen! Even though the situation is so dangerous ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ even if some of us cannot see the sun tomorrow! But the Royal Navy's duty allows us to fight to the end for our country! We cannot give in! We are the British Empire The final spine, now, return to their respective posts! Keep fighting!" Jericho said loudly.

"Telegram to Thomas! Ask them to join us immediately to fight the elite of the German Navy! Now, the German main fleet has only 15 warships! And our number is about the same! The large fleet participation part will soon be reorganized! We Still have the advantage!" Jericho's resolute face and resolute style restored the British morale to a certain extent, and Jericho made his last efforts!

　　 What's the situation now? Up to now, there are 3 battleship-class battleships that have sunk and completely lost their combat effectiveness among the main ships of the German High Seas Fleet. The ones that have sunk are the battlecruiser Von der Tann, the battlecruiser Mauchi, and the fast battleship Rheinland, Thuringia is in very bad condition. Although it can fire, it is difficult to keep up with the fleet.

The remaining two battlecruisers of the Hipper fleet temporarily withdrew from the battle and are under repair and restoration. The two Helgoland-class battleships of the fourth battleship squadron will also take a while to join the battle. This way, the German main fleet can Only 15 warships were immediately put into the battle line, and another 4 can be rejoined at some point in the future.

　　 And the British? Haha, their situation is even worse! The current British fleet can no longer maintain the quantitative advantage that it barely had before!

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